New York City Election Results Pending Amid Absentee Ballot Counting
City & State: "The New York City Board of Elections is legally required to start counting absentee ballots by July 1, but that won’t happen because of the…
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Black Businesses See Sales Surge Amid Racism Reckoning
According to Google, searches for “Black-owned businesses near me” reached an all-time high last month in the U.S. Photo: YouTube Black businesses are seeing a business boost as…
WNBA Star Helps Secure Release of Imprisoned Black Man
WNBA star Maya Moore's quest to see Jonathan Irons walk free from Missouri's Jefferson City Correctional Center was realized on Wednesday. Moore, who put her WNBA career with…
Movement for Black Lives Will Host 2020 Black National Convention
The Black National Convention will organize and build Black political power in defense of Black lives. Photo: YouTube Upcoming 2020 Black National Convention will focus on political agenda…
“What About Her?” Police Brutality Rally to be Held Friday
Three rallies will be held in Manhattan, Spring Valley, and East Meadow to honor Layleen Polanco and Tina Davis, two women who died at the hands of law…
Will Hollywood Finally Address Lack of Diversity Among Management?
L.A. Times: “Hollywood has to look itself in the mirror,” said Darnell Hunt, dean of social sciences and professor of sociology and African-American studies at UCLA. “Is it…
No Propaganda: Corporate Media Shouldn’t Serve as Public Relations Firms for the Police
NYPD. Photo Joi Ito, Wikimedia Commons On June 1, I wrote a commentary with 10 suggested policy changes--most are not new-- that must be instituted as part of…
Caribbean: COVID-19 Hurting Tourism Dependent Island Economies
Global Americans: "The IMF is forecasting a 10.3 percent contraction for tourist-dependent economies before a recovery in 2021 of 4.8 percent growth. This has important implications for what…
Black Businessman Ebbie Parsons and Netflix’s $100 Million Lending Agreement
AJC: "Yardstick Management, founded by Ebbie Parsons in 2012, has been consulting with Netflix for months on how it can add more minorities to its executive ranks. He…
DeVos’ School Privatization Funding Attempts Escalate After Espinoza Ruling
Weingarten: "It is telling that, after spending more than three years doing nothing to help the public schools that 90 percent of children attend, Betsy DeVos races to…